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School Dropout and Completion: International Comparative Studies in Theory and Policy
Stephen Lamb (Ed.)
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Description for School Dropout and Completion: International Comparative Studies in Theory and Policy
Hardcover. This book examines the nature of the school dropout problem in advanced industrialized countries with the goal of developing a broader, international understanding that can feed into public policy to help improve completion rates worldwide. Editor(s): Lamb, Stephen; Markussen, Eifred; Teese, Richard; Sandberg, Nina; Polesel, John. Num Pages: 410 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 770.
School dropout remains a persistent and critical issue in many school systems, so much so that it is sometimes referred to as a crisis. Populations across the globe have come to depend on success at school for establishing careers and gaining access to post-school qualifications. Yet large numbers of young people are excluded from the advantages that successful completion of school brings and as a result are subjected to consequences such as higher likelihood of unemployment, lower earnings, greater dependence on welfare and poorer physical health and well-being. Over recent decades, most western nations ... Read more
School dropout remains a persistent and critical issue in many school systems, so much so that it is sometimes referred to as a crisis. Populations across the globe have come to depend on success at school for establishing careers and gaining access to post-school qualifications. Yet large numbers of young people are excluded from the advantages that successful completion of school brings and as a result are subjected to consequences such as higher likelihood of unemployment, lower earnings, greater dependence on welfare and poorer physical health and well-being. Over recent decades, most western nations ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
769g
Number of Pages
410
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048197620
SKU
V9789048197620
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